Fundraising Event: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 8:00pm
Tickets: $20
at San Francisco Punchline Comedy Club
444 Battery Street in San Francisco
Comics and comix collide as the funnies meet the funny in the sixth annual fundraiser and silent art auction for San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum. Join the Bay Area’s funniest folk for a [...]
[ Read More → ]September 18 – December 12, 2010
Beginning on September 18, 2010, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Amy Martin.
Amy Martin is a cartoonist from Chicago who now lives in San Francisco. She has been self-publishing comic books since 2004, and has completed twelve books. She [...]
[ Read More → ]Friday, September 3, 2010, from 7pm to 9pm
$5 Suggested Donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
The Cartoon Art Museum and San Francisco Zine Fest are proud to present Now See This, a live, multi-media comics reading at the Cartoon Art Museum on Friday, September 3, from 7pm to 9pm. This event will kick-off the Zine [...]
[ Read More → ]Students will learn a wide variety of skills in each class, with subjects ranging from character design to storyboarding to creating their own mini-comics.
Upcoming dates:
Saturdays
September 18, 2010
1-3pm
at the Cartoon Art Museum
Fee: $5 (covers admission to CAM and materials)
Recommended Ages: 8-14 years old
October 1, 2010-January 30, 2011
While the history of women in comics is well-documented, and the Jewish contribution to the art form widely acknowledged, Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women will be the first museum exhibit to showcase the singular voices of female Jewish artists whose revealing diaristic and [...]
[ Read More → ]Tuesday, August 24, 7:00-9:00pm
Free and open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum will host a reception for its latest exhibition, Storytime! Graphic Novels for Kids of All Ages, on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, from 7:00-9:00pm. Special guests include Lark Pien, creator of Long Tail Kitty and Mr. Elephanter, Larry Marder, creator of [...]
[ Read More → ]Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore Event:
Saturday, August 28 2010, 2:00-5:00pm
Free and open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Girls Drawin Girls, the renowned artist collective, to its bookstore for a special event on Saturday, August 28, from 2:00 to 5:00pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch the artists at work and view past [...]
[ Read More → ] Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Joshua Ellingson on Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk Ellingson about cartooning and view his work. This event is free [...]
Friday July 30th, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
Sunday August 1st, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
Visit the Cartoon Art Museum and learn how to turn everyday household items into books of your own! Learn three different methods of simple, low-budget bookmaking and impress your friends and family with personalized comics, journals and sketchbooks!
Bookmaking Made Easy is presented in conjunction [...]
A special presentation and booksigning by Nicole Hollander
Thursday, August 19, 2010, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested donation
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Nicole Hollander, creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip Sylvia for a special presentation and booksigning on Thursday, August 19, from 7:00-9:00pm.
Since drawing her first Sylvia strip in 1979, the nationally syndicated cartoonist Nicole Hollander [...]
Saturday, July 31, 2010 from 2pm to 4pm
Free with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum
See Here Studios presents author readings of its best-selling iPad children’s book app, “3D Storybook-The Wrong Side of the Bed 3D!” in the San Francisco Bay Area this summer. A live reading will be held at the Cartoon Art Museum [...]
[ Read More → ]Thursday, July 22 through Sunday, July 25, 2010
$10 Suggested donation
The Cartoon Art Museum is pleased to announce its programming for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International, to be held at the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25, 2010. This year marks the fourth annual CAM Sketch-a-thon, which features a host of artists donating their [...]
[ Read More → ]Thanks to Gary at The Comic Outpost and Jim at The Hero Initiative for producing this special video in conjunction with our recent spotlight on Ed Hannigan. Please click this link to check it out: Ed Hannigan: Covered
[ Read More → ]Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Nomi Kane on Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk Kane about cartooning and view her work. This event is free and open [...]
[ Read More → ] Thursday, June 24, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested donation
The.Cartoon Art Museum welcomes nationally syndicated political cartoonist Rob Rogers as he brings his dynamic presentation How a Cartoonist’s Brain Works to San Francisco on Thursday, June 24. Rogers’s interactive combination of live drawing and a cartoon slide presentation takes the audience behind the curtain of his creative [...]
[ Read More → ]June 26 – November 14, 2010
Reception with special guests: Lark Pien and Larry Marder
Tuesday, August 24th from 7pm to 9pm
(free and open to the public)
Over the past decade, graphic novels have exploded in popularity with children and teenagers. The Cartoon Art Museum’s latest exhibition, Storytime! Graphic Novels for Kids of All Ages, features the [...]
[ Read More → ]June 19 – September 12, 2010
Beginning on June 19, 2010, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Trevor Alixopulos.
Trevor Alixopulos is Hawaii-born transplant to the Bay Area, raised in Sonoma County. He has been working in art comics and small press for the past ten years. First [...]
[ Read More → ]July 3 – October 24, 2010
Sita Sings The Blues screening: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The Cartoon Art Museum is honored to host Before Sita Sang The Blues: Spotlight on Nina Paley, the first comprehensive exhibition of award-winning cartoonist and animator Nina Paley, creator of the critically acclaimed animated feature Sita Sings The Blues. This [...]
[ Read More → ]Saturday, June 12, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Bruce McKay on Saturday, June 12th, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk about cartooning and view McKay’s work. This event is free and open to [...]
[ Read More → ]Saturday, June 12, 2010, 12:30pm
Watch drawings come to life, and learn how to create your own, as Joe Wos presents his original blend of storytelling and live cartoon illustration, an unforgettable and entertaining experience that children and adults of all ages will enjoy. Wos will perform his stories at the Cartoon Art Museum on [...]
[ Read More → ]A presentation by author Nancy Goldstein
Cartoon Art Museum Event: Tuesday, June 15, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested donation
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes author Nancy Goldstein for a slideshow of cartoons and comics from her book Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist on Tuesday, June 15 at 7:00pm. The suggested donation for this event is [...]
[ Read More → ]Thursday, June 17, 7:00-9:00pm
$5 Suggested donation
Co-Presented by the Cartoon Art Museum and the Japan Society of Northern California
Accommodations for Chip Kidd provided byThe Galleria Park Hotel, a Joie de Vivre Hotel
The Cartoon Art Museum and the Japan Society of Northern California welcome award-winning author and book designer Chip Kidd on Thursday, June 17 for [...]
[ Read More → ]Saturday, May 29, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm
Free and open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Amy Martin on Saturday, May 29th, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk about cartooning and view Martin’s work.
Amy Martin is a [...]
As part of the Rise of the Graphic Novel panel discussion at the Commonwealth Club on Monday, April 25th, a cartooning contest was judged. The winner of the contest, Roman Muradov’s work is featured here.
Roman Muradov is an llustrator, writer and comic artist. Muradov creates short tragicomic absurd stories in different styles from tales of a [...]
Cartoon Boot Camp 2010
It’s time for our fifth annual Summer Cartooning Classes! Learn to draw comic strips, cartoon characters, super heroes and more! Taught by cartoonist Brian Kolm.
Ages: Intermediate level artists from 10-14 years old.
Time: All sessions run Monday through Friday from 12 Noon to 2:00 PM at the Cartoon Art Museum.
Number of students: [...]
Guest curated by Brian Walker
May 8 – extended through September 26, 2010
Programming to be announced
Beetle Bailey made his first appearance on Sept. 4, 1950 and today Mort Walker’s comic strip is enjoyed by more than 200 million readers daily in over 1,800 newspapers around the world. The Cartoon Art Museum is celebrating [...]
[ Read More → ]Sunday, April 25, 6:30pm and Thursday, May 6th, 5:00pm
The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to copresent the animated shorts program The High Line at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival (April 22-May 6).
The High Line
This program of experimental and narrative short works presents stop motion, hand-drawn, rotoscope and computer-generated animation by leading and up-and-coming [...]
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 7pm to 9pm
$5 suggested donation
Sponsored by the Cartoon Art Museum and the Japan Society
of Northern California
If you have been thrilled by the images and touched by the heartwarming stories of Hayao Miyazaki’s animations, you may count yourself among the vast numbers of fans of this revered filmmaker. [...]
[ Read More → ]Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7pm to 9pm
$5 sugested donation
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes the critically-acclaimed comic book writer and author Steve Englehart for a discussion of his writing career and a booksigning on Wednesday, April 14 2010, from 7pm to 9pm. Englehart and artists Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin collaborated on the DC [...]
[ Read More → ] Cartoon Art Museum Event: Saturday, March 27, 2010 1pm to 3pm
Free and Open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts freelance artist and cartoonist Rick Lucey on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will [...]
JOINT MEMBER DAY – Saturday, March 20th, 2010
On Saturday, March 20, eight San Francisco cultural institutions are teaming up to offer members reciprocal admission, tours, and discounts. Members from each institution can enjoy complimentary admission for 2 people at any of the other participating institutions, which include the Asian Art Museum, Cartoon Art Museum, Contemporary [...]
DEADLINE TO APPLY EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2010.
[See previous work from Talking Points]
The Talking Points program at the Cartoon Art Museum is a free after-school work-study program for San Francisco Bay Area high-school-age youth sponsored by the San Francisco Foundation. Classes meet once a week after school and on select Saturdays on-site at the Cartoon [...]
If the museum receives $5,000 in donations between now and the evening of April 2, Farago will shave the famed Bat-Symbol into his hair at our annual WonderCon weekend fundraising party, just as many Bat-Fans did in the months leading up to the release of Warner Bros.’ 1989 Batman film.
[ Read More → ]March 20 – June 13, 2010
[ Read More → ]Event
Friday, April 2, 2010
8pm to 11pm
Tickets: Sliding scale from $10 to $35
Event
Thursday, March 18, 2010
7pm to 9pm
$5 suggested donation
Event
Thursday, March 11, 2010
7pm to 9pm
$5 suggested donation
Sunday, February 14th, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm
Book Signing with Rob Reger and Buzz Parker
Free and open to the public
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Emily the Strange creators and Illustrators Rob Reger and Buzz Parker. Emily the Strange came to life in the early 1990s and quickly became a beloved counterculture icon all around the world. [...]
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 12pm to 2pm
Free and Open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Jamaica Dyer on Saturday, February 20th, 2010 from 12pm to 2pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to her about cartooning and view Jamaica’s work.
Jamaica Dyer is [...]
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 from 2pm to 4pm
Free and open to the public
(San Francisco, CA) Visit the Cartoon Art Museum bookstore on Saturday, February 20, 2010 as we host San Jose-based illustrator Jim Hummel. Hummel will be signing copies of his new book A Bubble C, a children’s book that showcases the alphabet through [...]
Presentation and booksigning with Scott Kurtz
Cartoon Art Museum Event:
Thursday, February 11, 2010, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
$5 suggested donation
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Scott Kurtz, creator of the popular webcomic PvP: Player vs. Player from 7:00 to 9:00pm on Thursday, February 11 for a special presentation on the business of webcomics. Kurtz will discuss the origins [...]
[ Read More → ]Small Press Spotlight on Andy Ristaino
Cartoon Art Museum Exhibition:
December 19, 2009 – March 14, 2010
Reception Thursday, January 28, 2010, 7:00-9:00pm.
Reception is free and open to the public.
Andy Ristaino is a cartoonist and animator currently residing in the San Francisco. Originally from Franklin, Massachusetts, he has been drawing comics ever since he could. [...]
[ Read More → ]Presented by The Cartoon Art Museum and The Hero Initiative
Cartoon Art Museum exhibition: February 13 – June 20, 2010
Reception and Charity Auction: April 2, 2010
The Cartoon Art Museum and the Hero Initiative proudly present Ed Hannigan: Covered, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the art of Ed Hannigan. This retrospective features a selection of [...]
[ Read More → ]Cartoon Art Museum exhibition: January 30 – extended through June 20, 2010
For over 70 years, audiences have thrilled to the adventures of Batman, one of the most popular and enduring fictional characters of the modern age. From his first appearance in Detective Comics in 1939 to the blockbuster Dark Knight film of 2008, Gotham [...]
[ Read More → ]Cartoon Art Museum exhibition: January 16 – May 2, 2010
NEW ANIME EXHIBIT CUTS INTO THE PAST AND REVEALS HIDDEN TREASURES
San Francisco, CA – The popular Japanese art forms of manga and anime cut into the past and assume their rightful place in the canon of fine art in a new exhibit at the Cartoon Art [...]
[ Read More → ]December 2009
Dear Friends of the Cartoon Art Museum,
Thanks to our many generous supporters, CAM is celebrating its 25th year of first-class exhibitions of original cartoon art, entertaining and educational family programs, and research opportunities for scholars. As we reach this milestone, I am reminded of the many challenges the museum has overcome to get this [...]
A good children’s picture book still has the power to whisk young minds off to another time and place—even in today’s world of computer games and high-definition TV.
Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children’s Book Illustration explores one hundred years of bold adventures, classic fairy tales, amazing animals, and imaginative ABCs, all seen [...]
Do you want to submit an image of a character to “visit” the museum in one of our sidebar images or on the home page? Here’s how to do that!
[ Read More → ]December 19, 2009 – March 14, 2010
Andy Ristaino is the creator of Myth Conceptions, Nightblade The Nearsighted Ninja, Life of a Fetus (SLG), The Babysitter, The Uncredibly Confabulated Tales of Lucinda Ziggles, and the forthcoming Escape from Dullsville.
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
1pm to 3pm
Free & open to the public
Come talk to Alan about cartooning and view his work, ranging from comics to digital animation.